Name and address of project for which the waiver is requested:

Name:

Street:

City:

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Local Building Department Contact Information

















Applicant Information:


2. Name of Applicant. If other than the owner, please indicate relationship of applicant to owner in space provided:


First Name:

Last Name:

Street:

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Zip code:

Phone:

Fax:

Email:

Relationship to owner:

Owner Information:


3. Please enter the owner information below. If the owner and the applicant are not the same person, please upload a written authorization by owner in space provided:




Owner First Name:

Owner Last Name:

Street:

City:



Zip code:

Phone:

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Written Authorization:



Project and Facility Type:



4. Please check one of the following:



5. Type of facility. Please describe the building (square footage, number of floors). Define the use of the building (i.e., restaurant, office, retail, recreation, hotel/motel, etc.)







Description:
Restaurant in an historic building, part of which has two stories. Second story is small portion of entire space (18%). Everything the restaurant offers will be available to everyone on the first floor - nothing unique will be offered on the second floor. It is in a historic building - documentation included herein. No vertical accessibility to second floor - only original staircase.



Construction Cost:



6. Project Construction Cost (Provide cost for new construction, the addition, or the alteration):

Summary:

Very minor alterations being performed:
* Constructing a bar, and build out of bar space using materials consistent with historic building (e.g. tin ceiling, reclaimed wood). No other alterations being made.

Total construction alteration: $63,685





7. Has there been any construction activity on this building during the past three years?


Cost of Construction:

Comments:
Initial repairs to building by landlord, prior to my leasing of space.



Building Official Recommendation upload:




Construction Status:




8. Project Status: Please check the phase of construction that best describes your project at the time of this application. Describe status.



*Briefly explain why the request has now been referred to the Commission.

Local building official has informed us that because of the second floor we need vertical accessibility or a vertical accessibility waiver. There are 4 options: 1) Elevator outside (Historic District Commission will not allow that - see letter); 2) Platform lift next to the staircase, which will require a significant alteration of the second floor and destroy the historical integrity and beauty of the historic building; 3) Chairlift going up the staircase, which will both destroy the historical integrity of the building and the will limit egress for non-handicapped folks (Fire Marshall will not allow that); 4) An accessibility waiver (Historic District Commission and building department support this solution).


Requirements to be Waived.



9. Requirements requested to be waived. Please reference the applicable section of Florida law. Only Florida-specific accessibility requirements may be waived.


Issue 1: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms Minimum height in parking structures Accessible parking
Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other



Accessibility to the second floor of the restaurant is required by the Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction. The law also allows for waivers to be granted for various reasons, including historical preservation. I am seeking a waiver from the vertical accessibility requirement due to the significant negative impact on the historic building in which my restaurant will be located. I have and will ensure access for all people to all food, drink, and services of the restaurant on the first floor. I am committed to continuing the historical preservation of this important building to Fernandina Beach's history.


Issue 2: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms Minimum height in parking structures Accessible parking
Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other


Issue 3: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms Minimum height in parking structures Accessible parking
Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other


Grounds for waiver.


10. Grounds for Waiver: The Florida Building Commission may grant waivers of Florida-specific accessibility requirements upon a determination of unnecessary, unreasonable or extreme hardship. Please describe how this project meets the following hardship criteria. Explain all that would apply for consideration of granting the waiver.

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Cost Estimates For Compliance:







Licensed Design Professional Comments.


11. Licensed Design Professional: Where a licensed design professional has designed the project, his or her comments including his or her signature and professional seal MUST be uploaded.




Comments:
The project is very limited in scope, but we engaged a design professional so as to ensure safe enjoyment for our guests. He is supportive of the vertical accessibility waiver being granted (see attached letter).

 

Design Professional First Name: Design Professional Last Name: Street Address: City: State:

Zip: Email Address: Phone:


Additional Documentation.


12. Upload Additional Documentation: Please upload any documentation such as plans, photographs and anything that will assist the Council and the Commission to determine the appropriate resolution of your request.